Section 38 NDLEA Act

Section 38 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Final disposal of forfeited property. It provides as follows:

(1) A copy of every final order forfeiting the asset and property shall be forwarded to the Agency.

(2) Upon receipt of a final order pursuant to this section, the Secretary to the Agency shall take steps to dispose of the property concerned by sale or otherwise and where the property is sold, the proceeds thereof shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation.

(3) Where any part of the property included in a final order is money in a bank account or in the possession of any person, the Agency shall cause a copy of the order to be produced and served on the manager or any person in control of the head office or branch of the bank concerned and that manager or person shall forthwith pay over the money to the Agency without further assurance than this Act and the Agency shall pay the money received into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation.

(4) The Attorney-General of the Federation may make rules or regulations for the disposal or sale of any property or assets forfeited pursuant to this Act.

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